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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Dec 27, 2017 9:19:44 GMT
A place where we can discuss our favorite retro games. Besides just games from the 70's,80's and 90's,retro can include 6th gen as well(Playstation 2,Dreamcast,Gamecube)etc.
I'll start with 20th anniversaries.
Final Fantasy VII
Mario Kart 64
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Tekken 3
Mega Man 8
Vandal Hearts
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
Harvest Moon
Final Fantasy Tactics (Japan)
Star Fox 64
Mega Man X4
GoldenEye
Breath of Fire III
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
Fallout
Total Annihilation
Grand Theft Auto
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Age of Empires
Mortal Kombat 4
Blade Runner
Colony Wars
The Curse of Monkey Island
PaRappa the Rapper
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Tomb Raider II
Diddy Kong Racing
Bomberman 64
Wing Commander: Prophecy WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
Quake II
Gran Turismo
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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Dec 27, 2017 9:37:57 GMT
I still remember playing Final Fantasy VII for the first time. I actually played it in 1999. After playing FFVII, it captivated me unlike no other game before it. I had previously played Chrono Trigger,Phantasy Star 2 and 4,but FFVII showed me the true potential of RPGs,with a masterful blend of narrative,and a detailed 3D world to explore.
After playing FFVII's dark and intense story,I played Breath of Fire 3(also in 1999),and it showed how a colorful and traditional JRPG could be still fun to play,and used a clever concept which is actually a dark story within a colorful presentation.
Castlevania SoTN was so awesome,it's exciting gameplay,and great music and level design.
Total Annihilation is an RTS game that allows the player to use a lot of in-depth strategy,and it has a clever use of physics such as making it so vehicles struggle to move uphill and I like the unit designs such as the artillery which can fire almost the length of a map.
Mega Man X4 is awesome,and so are quite a few other games on this list that I've played.
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Post by Katzenbalger on Dec 27, 2017 13:15:12 GMT
A place where we can discuss our favorite retro games. Besides just games from the 70's,80's and 90's,retro can include 6th gen as well(Playstation 2,Dreamcast,Gamecube)etc.I'll start with 20th anniversaries.Final Fantasy VII Mario Kart 64 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Tekken 3 Mega Man 8 Vandal Hearts Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Harvest Moon Final Fantasy Tactics (Japan) Star Fox 64 Mega Man X4 GoldenEye Breath of Fire III Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Fallout Total Annihilation Grand Theft Auto Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Age of Empires Mortal Kombat 4 Blade Runner Colony Wars The Curse of Monkey Island PaRappa the Rapper Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Tomb Raider II Diddy Kong Racing Bomberman 64 Wing Commander: Prophecy WCW vs. nWo: World Tour Quake II Gran Turismo Freaking heck, it's been twenty years since those games released? I feel old now.
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Post by endorbr on Dec 27, 2017 15:27:00 GMT
A place where we can discuss our favorite retro games. Besides just games from the 70's,80's and 90's,retro can include 6th gen as well(Playstation 2,Dreamcast,Gamecube)etc.I'll start with 20th anniversaries.Final Fantasy VII Mario Kart 64 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Tekken 3 Mega Man 8 Vandal Hearts Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Harvest Moon Final Fantasy Tactics (Japan) Star Fox 64 Mega Man X4 GoldenEye Breath of Fire III Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Fallout Total Annihilation Grand Theft Auto Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Age of Empires Mortal Kombat 4 Blade Runner Colony Wars The Curse of Monkey Island PaRappa the Rapper Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Tomb Raider II Diddy Kong Racing Bomberman 64 Wing Commander: Prophecy WCW vs. nWo: World Tour Quake II Gran Turismo Freaking heck, it's been twenty years since those games released? I feel old now. Me too. ;(
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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Dec 28, 2017 6:33:33 GMT
1997 sure was a great year for gaming. Many people say 1998 was the best because of Ocarina of Time,StarCraft,and some others,but enjoyed 1997 more.
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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Dec 28, 2017 6:47:43 GMT
Since it's Final Fantasy VII's 20th anniversary,I thought I'd share a blog I did about it on here.As some of you may have noticed,I have a strong interest in science,and I like hardcore Sci Fi. However,Japanese game developers seem to prefer to use Science Fantasy rather than very science-driven stories.The conundrum is I prefer Japanese games over western games,even though western developers make more hardcore Sci Fi stories. This is more to due with Japanese games being better at using emotions,and Japanese writers being more creative with plot twists and character design. One reason Final Fantasy VII is unforgettable to me(as well as to many others),is it's a very science-driven story,a very original one at that,while having the trademark JRPG elements(big plot twists,emotion etc). SPOILERS FOR FINAL FANTASY VII
When I played FFVII for the first time back in 1999,straight away,certain things stood out to me,and made it feel like it was going to be an epic Sci Fi adventure,rather than another fantasy story with some futuristic technology thrown in it. You jump off a train,fight past soldiers wielding guns,as well as robots,and blow up some reactors. You learn the reactors were draining the planet of it's life energy(I guess that part does have a fantasy element),but I like the way the story presents you with a cyberpunk-esque city,that feels dark and cramped because it has different city levels stacked on top of each other,and filled with slums and poverty. The concept of being in a city with different city levels stacked on top of each other is something I found memorable,and it's an interesting science concept,because it left me wondering ''how did they construct such a thing'', and would congested populations try doing something similar in the future? Because,Hong Kong and Singapore are very high tech,but they have such congested populations,they like to build upwards,where as large populations living in larger landmasses can spread out more. Another creative science concept FFVII uses is how genetically engineered humans have alien cells inside them,and Sephiroth was able to control the alien named Jenova because he has Jenova's cells inside of him.Jenova is a deadly,shape-shifting alien,who can fly,and Sephiroth used Jenova to do his dirty work while Sephiroth stayed protected at the center of the Earth. Science also comes into the story in other ways,such as the question of whether Cloud is a clone or not? There's also theories as to whether Cloud actually gained Zach's memory, or does Cloud visualize himself as Zach,and why has this happened? It's caused a tragic love triangle since Cloud was originally in love with Tifa,but after he starts thinking he is Zach,he becomes distant from Tifa and falls in love with Aerith(Since Zach was in love with Aerith). END OF SPOILERSThere's more examples I could use,but this is why I really appreciate the existence of Final Fantasy VII,because it dared to use heavy science,and JRPG elements together. Because of this,there is some people who dislike FFVII,saying it's story is too convoluted,or they wanted FFVII to be fantasy(another FF where you play as a knight,visit castles and meet elves etc). FFVII is seen as the RPG that revolutionized RPGaming,because it set a new standard for story presentation,and it's 3D world map/towns made the world feel more alive. FFVII played an important part in making many people fans of the RPG genre,because people in PAL region countries missed out on being able to play FF I-VI,Chrono Trigger,Chrono Cross etc. because these games were not released in PAL region. But FF7 was released in PAL region countries,and with Square's heavy advertising campaign,many people gave FFVII a try,and saw how great the RPG genre can be.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on Dec 28, 2017 8:28:50 GMT
FFVII certainly was special. Gaming on the old PS1 was never very glorious; mine was primarily used for various Street Fighter Alpha games. Tomb Raider was something special but I will never forget the demo for FFVII that came with that magazine. If I could have preordered then I would have. It was an amazing revolution in gaming and them feels, man.... them motherfucking feels. I had pretty must JUST resolved to go for Aerith (despite me being a totally Tifa kinda guy) and THAT. MOTHERFUCKER. Man. At the end when Tifa reaches out and saves my cheating ass... well that's when the epilogue wrote itself. Epic experience. Not the most... but the first.
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Post by Konstantinos on Dec 28, 2017 8:41:00 GMT
1997 sure was a great year for gaming. Many people say 1998 was the best because of Ocarina of Time,StarCraft,and some others,but enjoyed 1997 more. For me 1996-2001 is the gold era of video games. It's insane how many great games were created during that period. 1999 was probably my best year, it's when I played a lot of Playstation games, of that year and the previous releases. Imagine a year when you play: Final Fantasy VII, Tomb Raider 1,2,3 Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Resident Evil 2,3, Dino Crisis and many more! It was a ridiculously good year for me.
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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Dec 28, 2017 13:40:20 GMT
Aladdin for the Mega Drive is my favorite 16-Bit game. It is the 3rd highest selling Mega Drive game,and I remember when I played this game for the first time when i was a kid,and straight away I felt this game was going to be timeless for me,because of the fluid gameplay,and great level design and enjoyable music. Neither of the Mega Drive remakes include Aladdin in their game library,I'm not sure why,maybe because of licensing issues. The Mega Drive version of Aladdin was developed by Virgin Interactive,where as the very different SNES version was developed by Capcom. On an interesting note, Louis Castle, co-founder of Westwood Studios,who later worked on The Lion King, revealed that the studio had pitched a second Aladdin game that would have featured pre-rendered 3D sprites, around the same time as the Amiga game Stardust and a year prior to their use in Donkey Kong Country, but the project was scrapped by Disney.
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Post by endorbr on Dec 28, 2017 17:28:15 GMT
I played a lot of Resident Evil 2 & 3 back in the day. But as Final Fantasy’s go while I really like FFVII I was always more of an FFVIII guy.
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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Dec 29, 2017 1:30:32 GMT
I like FF8's story more than FF7's story,mainly because I found FF7's story a bit depressing,and I like FF8's love story. But I wasn't a fan of FF8's junction system.
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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Dec 29, 2017 1:41:09 GMT
Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4 are some of the best horror games ever made. Many people were unhappy about RE4 moving away from the survivalist style of gameplay which RE 1,2,3 use,but at least RE4 is scary,and that's why RE4 my favorite RE game. However, RE5 and RE6 aren't scary,and aren't survival horror,so they don't have much that appeals to fans of the series. I still yet to play RE7.
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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Dec 29, 2017 14:57:15 GMT
The 10 year anniversary for Lost Odyssey has recently passed,it was released in December 2007,in Japan.It was written and designed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi,and many people regard it as the true Final Fantasy 11,12 or 13. Remembered by many people for having an emotional story that actually made people cry,as well as having the trademarks of traditional Final Fantasy such as romance,a turn-based battle system,and world map, the game ended up being a cult classic. Also,10 years ago in North America,Persona 3 was released. It uses an interesting concept which is a period of time exists referred to as the 'dark hour',which occurs after midnight,and is a hidden 25th hour of the day,which causes most people to transform into coffins, and a select few people remain conscious and are preyed upon by entities known as 'shadows',and the victims of the shadows are left in a comatose state in the real world. Persona 3 has so many likable characters,the social link feature makes it feel as if you've developed meaningful relationships with the characters. The Persona games using modern-day Japan settings also makes them feel fresh.
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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Dec 30, 2017 7:02:05 GMT
Nearly forgot to mention,it's 10 years since Bioshock,The Witcher and Uncharted were released. Those games started great series.
Also 10 years ago,there was other games released which I consider gems,such as Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars,as well as Super Mario Galaxy.
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Post by TidusandYuna1983 on Dec 30, 2017 7:29:49 GMT
In 1987,30 years ago,the original Final Fantasy was released in Japan. It would come to the west 3 years later. Phantasy Star was also released in Japan in 1987,and would come to the west in 1988. The Phantasy Star series played an important role in the development of JRPGs,such as setting a new standard for character-driven stories,as well as focusing more heavily on Sci Fi made it stand out,and the Algol star system in which the Phantasy Star series is set in has a rich history set over thousands of years,and includes multiple generations of characters. Also released in 1987 were Mike Tyson's Punch-Out(a NES classic). Contra(never been a big fan of the Contra series,but it does have a fanbase), Double Dragon(one of the few games from the 80's I could actually beat),Zelda 2(a very polarizing game,and a lesson not to change a working formula),Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest,Leisure Suit Larry(an adult themed game),Metal Gear(the start of Kojima's legendary series),Afterburner(I had fun playing it in the arcades),California games(was actually fun to play on the Master System),the original Street Fighter(gameplay is clunky,but the series had to start from somewhere).
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